Stockings

By Christmas Eve the kids were VERY excited to open presents!  In keeping with tradition, we opened our “stockings”.  We used to go around the room and open presents one at a time so we could all see what everyone got, but with 6 kiddos chomping at the bit we’ve pushed that tradition to the side and let them have at it. :)  They’re quite thrilled with this arrangement.

Peanut got a little help from Daddy. :)

Princess stuff!  Perfect!

Peanut watched the older kids for a while and then decided to give it a go.  Here is her picture tutorial on how to open presents.

1. Stare it down!  Maybe it will open!

2. Work at the end.

3. When that doesn’t work, gnaw.

4. Keep gnawing.  It’ll give eventually.

5. Get Mommy to tear part of the paper off...after she fishes the wet paper bits out of your mouth of course.

6. Remove present.  Gnaw.

:)

Peanut’s first Christmas Eve!

Grandma continued the tradition of making everyone Christmas pajamas!  SO cute!  And we actually got a picture of all six kids looking, with no one crying!  It was a Christmas miracle! :)

Silly Daddy with his silly girls!

Peanut had to be fed at that point so we took a break and got our kiddos into bed.  Then it was time for the adults to enjoy a little present opening! 

Uncle B and Auntie M.

Waylon was the only kid still awake, and he quickly figured out that the adults would let him open their presents for them, so he went back and forth between us all.  He was so cute.  We were going in order from oldest to youngest and he quickly figured out the pattern of who to go to next. He would guess what the present was…or if it was from his family he would tell us what it was.  Haha :)

What a great Christmas Eve!